Jackson, Tenn. - 11/14/2003 -
Four Top 10 Teams Set to Battle
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University is this year's site for the Rotary Classic. The Rotary Classic annually features some of the NAIA's top teams. Included amoung those teams are No. 3 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University, No. 10 Freed-Hardeman University, and Lambuth University. These local NAIA powers will be facing off against two of the premier teams in the NAIA, No. 2 Southern Nazarene and No. 9 Oklahoma Baptist University.
Four of the five teams in this tournament are ranked in the Top 10 of the . Highlighting the tournament could be the final game on Saturday night as No. 3 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University and No. 2 Southern Nazarene, the defending NAIA National Champion, will battle. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Southern Nazarene met in the 1998 NAIA National Championship Game in which Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ won 73-70 to capture their first national title. That win ended Southern Nazarene's streak of four national titles in a row. Since that game, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Southern Nazarene have met three times with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ winning the past two. This will certainly be a national tournament type atmosphere in earlier December.
Below is the schedule of games for the 2003 Rotary Classic.
Hosted by Lady Bulldog Basketball
December 4 - 6, 2003
All Games Played at Fred DeLay Gymnasium on the campus of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University
Thursday, Dec. 4
6:00 p.m. - Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) vs. Oklahoma Baptist University
8:00 p.m. - Lambuth University (Tenn.) vs. Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)
Friday, Dec. 5
6:00 p.m. - Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University (Tenn.) vs. Oklahoma Baptist University
8:00 p.m. - Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) vs. Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)
Saturday, Dec. 6
6:00 p.m. - Lambuth University (Tenn.) vs. Oklahoma Baptist University
8:00 p.m. - Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University(Tenn.) vs. Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)
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